I'd need to know your settings to judge. No way in a regular PPR that the top 10 WRs outscored the top 10 RBs last year (i.e. AP was not outscored by Julio Jones last year, unless you're exaggerating).

Colston is always underrated. Finishes as a top 15 WR seemingly every year but gets drafted/treated like he's a low end WR2; I like TY, should be fine. You'll get Gordon back in two weeks, he can be your WR2 if Hilton busts. When Gronk comes back, you're gonna have more then enough to make up for any WR deficiencies you think you have. I have zero problems with your team; you have depth at the hardest position to keep healthy. Should be competitive.

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Thanks a lot for the quick reply and thoughtful analysis, I really appreciate it.

To my knowledge, it's a standard PPR league.

The point values of the top 10 RBs combined last year in our league was 2614, broken down as follows:AP: 337Doug Martin: 297 Arian Foster: 288Ray Rice: 268Marshawn: 257Spiller: 242Morris: 241Richardson: 239Charles: 227Gore: 218

The lack of depth at RB means the drop off after the top 10 is more severe, so the hope is I can outscore my opponents' mid-level RBs more than my WRs get outscored (assuming they don't pan out well) by the teams with top receivers.

In the draft, I took 3 RBs before I took a receiver. I felt I couldn't pass up Sproles in a PPR as late as I got him. However, had I taken Demaryius Thomas there, my number 2 WR would have been Colston, and Lamar Miller / TY Hilton could have been my flex. Since DT should score more points than Sproles, albeit at a deeper position, I'd have a higher projected points total.

Obviously, this is heavily reliant on last year statistics, and injuries can change everything, but is there truth to my assessment, or do you think I made the right call with Sproles at a thinner, injury-prone position?

Ah ok as a total. I was like, 'there's no way AP didn't finish above a few of those guys!'. I getcha now.

The big thing to note is Colston finished around 11th or 13th on that list and I don't think he was that much farther behind the lower end guys. He's an underrated 1 you can pair with someone else and have it work out just fine.

I'd rather take depth at RB over WR every week. Puts you in the drivers seat for both matchups and for potential trades later down the road.

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In hindsight, I think it was a big mistake to go Sproles over a #1 WR in the draft. Not just because Sproles hasn't met expectations. I think analysts' freakish obsession with the RB position (even more so than usual) was overblown.

Had I gone with Brandon Marshall with my 3rd pick, it would have given me more flexibility; my flex wouldn't have been clogged by RBs. Also, Marshall was just flat out expected to score more points than Sproles in a PPR league, even if he had lived up to expectations. I think when we talk a lot about draft day strategy before the season, we forget that the object of the game is to score the most points. And top tier players are a lot more valuable than depth in fantasy football-- I think more so than other fantasy sports. (As evidenced by the fact that I couldn't get a trade done for a top receiver, no matter how many #2s I offered). In addition, my decisions week to week are really tough.

The flipside to your argument, though, is you had Josh Gordon & TY Hilton. Gordon has been, for all intents and purposes, a top 10/15 WR since his return. Also, TY has gotten a nudge since Wayne went down and is in the same spectrum. Third, guys like Cooper and Keenan were out there on waivers for the taking. And another big thing: Sproles' decline was severe this year. He was a 75-80 catch RB2 coming into the year on most people's radar. It's hard to hindsight on subjects like this. Darren has been dinged up and underutilized within his offense. I don't think the loss would've been as severe for your team had he been remotely close to where he'd been in the last couple of years. That said, the league has changed and most likely rankings will to with future years. I see a lot more WRs going in the first 2 to 3 rounds than in year's past in 2014 due to the league becoming more and more pass-heavy as time wears on.

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I think you're right, for the most part. If Sproles had been good, my pick would have seemed less wrong, but I think it was wrong nonetheless. If Sproles and Marshall did the exact same things as they did last year, Marshall still would've been the better choice given that I went RB / RB in the first two rounds.

I don't think people talked enough about WR safety during this year's draft manifestos (if that's a word). Top 10 WRs don't fluctuate as much as the top 10 RBs (they get injured less, and, as a whole, they score more). In the early rounds, I think it's important to go safe.

Lastly, it follows that, with more volatility at RB, there are a lot more waiver wire options and potential breakouts, which should make RBs less attractive than WRs to draft early.

That's fair and can see that argument. But while Marshall has come close to matching his output from last year, you could've also been stuck with Julio (injured) or Dez (inconsistent underperforming). That's why I'm saying hindsight is hard to do because it negates some other factors. But in terms of process, yes I can see your stance having validity.

I do think we'll see a dramatic shift in draft day manifestos in 2014. I for one won't be turning down top end WR production early on in drafts with the trend in place at RB being pretty clear at this point unless the NFL modifies more rules that would negate the recent QB/WR gain.

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